* This troper hasn't seen the episode in years, but one moment rings in memory: Helga's father gets tickets for a function she wanted to go to, thinking it was a musical. In reality, it was a wrestling match. Despite the mixup Helga and her dad enjoy the show together.

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* This troper hasn't seen the episode in years, but one moment rings in memory: Helga's father gets tickets for a function she wanted to go to, thinking it was a musical. In reality, it was a wrestling match. Despite the mixup Helga and her dad enjoy the show together.

** Also, when Arnold fails to win Lila a big stuffed Teddy Bear at a (rigged) bottle toss stand, the stand attendant gives him a little stuffed turtle as a consolation prize, meekly stating he "felt sorry for him." This small but kind gesture lets Arnold present the prize to Lila.

!!''The Jungle Movie''* Arnold's friends put together a video showcasing why Arnold deserves to go to San Lorenzo (it's for a contest sponsored by a humanitarian organization). Framed as one of Gerald's urban legend tellings, the video showcases everyone he's ever helped over the show from Stoop Kid, Dino Spumoni, and even Pigeon Man (yes Arnold's classmates even tracked him down) to explain how Arnold helped them and how much they appreciate him for it. And of course, the class wins the trip.-->'''Stoop Kid:''' Because of Arnold, now I can harass people from my stoop and from off my stoop. ''(laughs maniacally)'' But seriously, that guy has a great heart.\\'''Dino Spimoni:''' I get applause from fans, but Arnold's the real star.\\'''Patty:''' Arnold listened to me and treated me like another friend. He's, you know, pure of heart.\\'''Gerald:''' (closing the video) "Pure of heart." That's Arnold and that's why he deserves to win the trip to San Lorenzo. Cause he's done so much for others. He's a humanitarian just like his parents and the Helpers for Humanity. Hey Arnold, you're a bold kid and a true hero. ** The sheer amount of TheBusCameBack. Apart from Pigeon Man, we also see Curly (who evidently wasn't hacked to pieces by the Ghost Bride), Monkey Man, Lockjaw the turtle, Tucker Wittenburg, Mai Hyuhn and even ''[[TheScrappy Iggy]]''.*** Iggy's inclusion is more HeartwarmingInHindsight when you recall that he and Arnold ended Iggy's notorious episode not on good terms, with Arnold refusing to forgive Iggy for what he did. Iggy having any part in helping Arnold go to San Lorenzo shows that [[TheAtoner he's willing to help Arnold find happiness in his life even if he's never acknowledged or forgiven by Arnold himself.]] He even had an earlier moment in "Gerald's Game" when he warns Arnold not to make a certain move in his card game against Gerald, worried that he'll lose and become a dungeon pawn.** ''[[TheBully Wolfgang]]'' is among the crowd giving Arnold their support. Evidently, he does care for our beloved football-head. That, or he possibly made-up with Arnold and friends sometime before this. Either way, it's nice to see him supporting Arnold.** You can see Harold talking to the lady who owned the kitten from "Harold's Kitty" at the party, showing that they are still good friends after all this time.** A small one, but the fact that Sid doesn't take part in Harold and Stinky's mischief in the final shot and actually tries to salvage it.* Once the video ends, Mr. Simmons reveals that once the Helpers for Humanity saw the video, they immediately named Arnold the contest winner. [[spoiler: Subverted when it's later revealed the whole contest was a scam.]] * The fact that it was Helga who made the video, and she is completely civil and nice in her conversation with Arnold. She may not admit her crush, but she has no issue showing how much she appreciates him and doesn't berate him with her usual insults. So far a great display of CharacterDevelopment for her!* In another trailer, Gerald insists on helping Arnold look for his parents and in a scene that may or may not come after their PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure, Arnold performs a DivingSave to knock Helga out of the way of an arrow.* Brainy rescuing Helga's Arnold locket. It's clear that, though he loves Helga himself, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy he knows how much Arnold means to her.]]* A very brief moment that doubles as a meta example, but just before everyone departs for San Lorenzo, Mr. Simmons can be seen with [[TheBusCameBack Peter (his not-so-implied boyfriend) from "Arnold's Thanksgiving"]]. They smile fondly at each other and then hug. [[RelationshipReveal It's finally confirmed ladies and gents]], LGBT community rejoice.* As the group orchestrates an escape from [[spoiler:La Sombra's forces]], Phoebe tells Gerald "See you on the other side..." before kissing him on the cheek and calling him "handsome".* The ''ending''. [[spoiler:We get a BaitAndSwitch that at first seems to be implying that the whole movie was just a dream...but then Arnold's parents arrive through the kitchen door with breakfast and after some heartfelt family bonding, Arnold heads to school. He and Gerald bump into Phoebe and Helga, prompting [[BetaCouple Gerald and Phoebe]] to immediately walk to school together while holding hands and Arnold [[RelationshipUpgrade offering to do the same with Helga]] (which she swoons over and then refuses, [[{{Tsundere}} in true Helga fashion]]). ''Then'' Arnold's parents show up telling him that they want to walk him to school--as he heads in, they assure him that they'll be right outside waiting for him, to which he smiles]].

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!!''The * The Jungle Movie''* Arnold's friends put together a video showcasing why Arnold deserves to go to San Lorenzo (it's for a contest sponsored by a humanitarian organization). Framed as one of Gerald's urban legend tellings, the video showcases everyone he's ever helped over the show from Stoop Kid, Dino Spumoni, and even Pigeon Man (yes Arnold's classmates even tracked him down) to explain how Arnold helped them and how much they appreciate him for it. And of course, the class wins the trip.-->'''Stoop Kid:''' Because of Arnold, now I can harass people from my stoop and from off my stoop. ''(laughs maniacally)'' But seriously, Movie has so many that guy has a great heart.\\'''Dino Spimoni:''' I get applause from fans, but Arnold's the real star.\\'''Patty:''' Arnold listened to me and treated me like another friend. He's, you know, pure of heart.\\'''Gerald:''' (closing the video) "Pure of heart." That's Arnold and that's why he deserves to win the trip to San Lorenzo. Cause he's done so much for others. He's a humanitarian just like his parents and the Helpers for Humanity. Hey Arnold, you're a bold kid and a true hero. ** The sheer amount of TheBusCameBack. Apart from Pigeon Man, we also see Curly (who evidently wasn't hacked to pieces by the Ghost Bride), Monkey Man, Lockjaw the turtle, Tucker Wittenburg, Mai Hyuhn and even ''[[TheScrappy Iggy]]''.*** Iggy's inclusion is more HeartwarmingInHindsight when you recall that he and Arnold ended Iggy's notorious episode not on good terms, with Arnold refusing to forgive Iggy for what he did. Iggy having any part in helping Arnold go to San Lorenzo shows that [[TheAtoner he's willing to help Arnold find happiness in his life even if he's never acknowledged or forgiven by Arnold himself.]] He even had an earlier moment in "Gerald's Game" when he warns Arnold not to make a certain move in his card game against Gerald, worried that he'll lose and become a dungeon pawn.** ''[[TheBully Wolfgang]]'' is among the crowd giving Arnold their support. Evidently, he does care for our beloved football-head. That, or he possibly made-up with Arnold and friends sometime before this. Either way, it's nice to see him supporting Arnold.** You can see Harold talking to the lady who owned the kitten from "Harold's Kitty" at the party, showing that they are still good friends after all this time.** A small one, but the fact that Sid doesn't take part in Harold and Stinky's mischief in the final shot and actually tries to salvage it.* Once the video ends, Mr. Simmons reveals that once the Helpers for Humanity saw the video, they immediately named Arnold the contest winner. [[spoiler: Subverted when it's later revealed the whole contest was a scam.]] * The fact that [[Heartwarming/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie it was Helga who made the video, and she is completely civil and nice in her conversation with Arnold. She may not admit her crush, but she has no issue showing how much she appreciates him and doesn't berate him with her usual insults. So far a great display of CharacterDevelopment for her!* In another trailer, Gerald insists on helping Arnold look for his parents and in a scene that may or may not come after their PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure, Arnold performs a DivingSave to knock Helga out of the way of an arrow.* Brainy rescuing Helga's Arnold locket. It's clear that, though he loves Helga himself, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy he knows how much Arnold means to her.]]* A very brief moment that doubles as a meta example, but just before everyone departs for San Lorenzo, Mr. Simmons can be seen with [[TheBusCameBack Peter (his not-so-implied boyfriend) from "Arnold's Thanksgiving"]]. They smile fondly at each other and then hug. [[RelationshipReveal It's finally confirmed ladies and gents]], LGBT community rejoice.* As the group orchestrates an escape from [[spoiler:La Sombra's forces]], Phoebe tells Gerald "See you on the other side..." before kissing him on the cheek and calling him "handsome".* The ''ending''. [[spoiler:We get a BaitAndSwitch that at first seems to be implying that the whole movie was just a dream...but then Arnold's parents arrive through the kitchen door with breakfast and after some heartfelt family bonding, Arnold heads to school. He and Gerald bump into Phoebe and Helga, prompting [[BetaCouple Gerald and Phoebe]] to immediately walk to school together while holding hands and Arnold [[RelationshipUpgrade offering to do the same with Helga]] (which she swoons over and then refuses, [[{{Tsundere}} in true Helga fashion]]). ''Then'' Arnold's parents show up telling him that they want to walk him to school--as he heads in, they assure him that they'll be right outside waiting for him, to which he smiles]].got its own page.]]

** Even though Doug is indeed shown to nothing but an unfaithful gold-digger, he does admit that while he may not have loved Olga, he did at least like her, which can be seem as rather uncharacteristically sincere for someone like him.

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** Even though Doug is was indeed shown to nothing but an unfaithful gold-digger, he does admit that while he may not have loved Olga, he did at least like her, which can be seem as rather [[PetTheDog uncharacteristically sincere kind]] for someone like him.

* Once the video ends, Mr. Simmons reveals that once the Helpers for Humanity saw the video, they immediately named Arnold the contest winner.

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* Once the video ends, Mr. Simmons reveals that once the Helpers for Humanity saw the video, they immediately named Arnold the contest winner. [[spoiler: Subverted when it's later revealed the whole contest was a scam.]]

** There's also a very brief but very adorable shot of [[BetaCouple Phoebe kissing Gerald on the cheek]].

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** There's also a * A very brief moment that doubles as a meta example, but very adorable shot of just before everyone departs for San Lorenzo, Mr. Simmons can be seen with [[TheBusCameBack Peter (his not-so-implied boyfriend) from "Arnold's Thanksgiving"]]. They smile fondly at each other and then hug. [[RelationshipReveal It's finally confirmed ladies and gents]], LGBT community rejoice.* As the group orchestrates an escape from [[spoiler:La Sombra's forces]], Phoebe tells Gerald "See you on the other side..." before kissing him on the cheek and calling him "handsome".* The ''ending''. [[spoiler:We get a BaitAndSwitch that at first seems to be implying that the whole movie was just a dream...but then Arnold's parents arrive through the kitchen door with breakfast and after some heartfelt family bonding, Arnold heads to school. He and Gerald bump into Phoebe and Helga, prompting [[BetaCouple Phoebe kissing Gerald on and Phoebe]] to immediately walk to school together while holding hands and Arnold [[RelationshipUpgrade offering to do the cheek]].same with Helga]] (which she swoons over and then refuses, [[{{Tsundere}} in true Helga fashion]]). ''Then'' Arnold's parents show up telling him that they want to walk him to school--as he heads in, they assure him that they'll be right outside waiting for him, to which he smiles]].

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